In 2017, Circle of Hope received $9,429.00 from the Ridgeview County Club Rally for Circle of Hope. This was a woman's golf event that was an amazing event. This money is to be used for local breast cancer patients. Circle of Hope announces that they they received $2,000 from Bell State Bank and Trust. Thank you Billi Jo Carpenter. They received large donations from Excel Energy, They received $1,242.64 from United Health Care. They received $997.08 from Jay Gaare for his personal fundraising efforts! They received donations from Superior Fire Fighters, Sappi, Sunrise Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery, Wendy and Jeff Tucker, Energy Works Myofascial Release and Allyndale Motel. They are grateful to all of these donations and others.

Circle of Hope is recognizing large financial donors at our October conference in October; Rockin for Hope!

They are recognizing some donors at other events as well.

Susan G. Komen Minnesota helped 64 patients in grants to Circle of Hope from the years 2013-2016. ($85,450.00) Those patients will be forever grateful. The funding was for northern Minnesota and was daily living expenses to help patients. There are a lot of rural patients who need help.

These patients often have to quit work to receive life saving treatments. Over half of the patients in the last calendar grant cycle were Stage IV.

We are grateful for their help as well. Circle of Hope got a lot of educational materials for health fairs. Sometimes businesses ask us for materials and we provide breast health and breast cancer information.

The Minnesota Breast Cancer Coalition has helped many patients in northern Minnesota, rural Minnesota with the grant/donation monies of $10,500.00 n the years 2014-2016. Patients often have to quit work to receive life saving

cancer treatments. The patients are very grateful for the help!

Jon and Erin Kalkenbrenner and their Curve Clubs donated $26,634.72 to help Duluth, Superior and Cloquet breast cancer patients with breast cancer medical Bills from the years 2011-2015. The patients and Circle of Hope thank them for their support through the years. Also most importantly, their club members who worked so hard over these years to raise a significant amount of money. Thank you from the patients and from Circle of Hope Board of Directors!

Karen Geegan along with her supporters and volunteers raised $10,955.00 between 2011-2013 to help Superior Breast Cancer patients with unpaid medical bills. This was possible by selling sweatshirts and shirts through Circle

Geegan for her help! She surely did make a difference int he lives of others. Thank you from the clients/patients and Circle of Hope!

The Pink Run/Get Er Done has donated $28,691.96 from 2011-2016 to Circle of Hope to help breast cancer patients in Douglas County with bc medical bills and daily living expenses. We thank the committee that works so hard at putting on this event. The patients so appreciate the help. The plaque will be presented on October 7, 2017 at the 2017 Pink Run event! Thank you from the Board of Directors.

Circle of Hope thanks Landmark Lanes for raising $11,756.00 between the years 2013-2016. The money was used to help breast cancer patients going through life saving treatments. It was for daily living expenses and breast cancer medical bills and used in Superior and Duluth. The patients/clients thank the Landmark Lane committee, as well as The Circle of Hope Board of Directors. The plaque presentation will take place at the 2017 check presentation.

Circle of Hope thanks H and R Block for raising $4680 in two years-2016 and 2017 for Circle of Hope! Clients/Patients so appreciate the help!

Circle of Hope recognizes a a former board member and Chair of the Board, Terri Newman who owns Terri's Treasurers. This is during the time period of 2010-2016 for In Kind and being a continual Financial donors. She was always there for Circle of Hope by donating jewelry for benefits and fundraisers, as well thinking of the organization.

2016 and 2017 Annual Report

We have paid out $303, 993.79 (all patient needs) to help breast cancer patients struggling financially from

a breast cancer diagnosis and with survivor ship skills needs from April 19, 2011-September 1, 2017. This includes

$26,700.00 in Stage IV breast cancer research through the University of Minnesota Medical School.

(The University of Minnesota Medical School received $10, 400.00 toward local metastatic breast cancer (Stage IV) in 2015 and $10,400.00 in 2016. In 2017, we have donated $7,400.00 from designated funds. (Also another donation for a designation for $100.00)The total donated is $28,700.00 as of 9/23/17.) We are trying to raise $2,500.00 more through 2017.

(Our Patient Programs/Research in February 2017 was: $5,840.00 ; In March 2017 it was:$6,267.88; In April 2017 it was: $5,124.53 to date.)

In our 2016 Taxes ending January 31, 2016, our contributions received were $83,748.00. The Programming Expenses were $65,962.00. The Management and General Expenses were $9,823.00. The Fund Balance or Net Worth is $58,080.00 on January 31, 2017. Our records are recorded by and audited by two CPA's on a monthly basis and then the 990 at the end of the year.

2015 Annual Report

In reviewing all of our taxes since 2010-Jan. 31, 2015, Charities Review Council came up with the following information:

(Circle of Hope did not give out grants until April 19, 2011.)

We collected the following amount of money from the public and from grants: $284,399.00

retreats, etc. from 2010-2015. (11.4% has gone to management expenses)

Money in Accounts: $49,314.00

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This plaque was given in 2017. Three thousand dollars of the money was used for Stage IV breast cancer research through the University of

Minnesota Medical School Duluth. The rest is being used to give a wish to Stage IV breast cancer patients. Many choose going out with a family member or members. Some choose a part of a day of pampering. (Etc.) Thank you Minnesota Lynx!!!

Large Donors: Susan G. Komen, Minnesota-$23,200.00 to help patients in northern MN with daily living expenses

not covered by other programs (April 1, 2016-March 31, 2017). This grant helped 21 patients. (Note on April 1, 2013-

March 31, 2014 they received $62,250.00 and helped 42 breast cancer patients in northern MN.) The total grant money

was $85,450.00 that helped 63 breast cancer patients in northern MN. (These grants are complete. There is no more

Komen grant money at this time.)

Circle of Hope also received $2,500.00 from Phizer for a conference.

Circle of Hope is partnered with the following health care providers with their Komen grant for "daily living expenses."

(April 1, 2016-March 31, 2017) (They received a grant April 1, 2013-March 31, 2014 as well.) These are patients going

through life saving treatments and complications related to treatment. They have to quit work to receive treatment oftentimes.

Sam Rathe-past board chair and volunteer, donates to clothing sale, participates in many events from clothing sales to concerts to the Options conference, private pink parties and much more.

Tom Porter-board member and volunteer, donates money and in kind donations, has put out uncountable posters and signs, done PR in the community by being a strong advocate for the cause, hosted Circle of Hope meetings and much more.

Peggy Anderson-Coordinator-for all that she does. Jim Anderson for being a board member and

treasurer. Jim is the "voluntold" of the organization.

(All of these awards were possible because of Christina, our donor.)

Past Board Members Who Are Still Very Active Awards-November 7-16, 2016

1.Janice Wallace

We are sending you this plaque as a past board member who
was also on our finance committee! You did a great job! You could balance
everything to the penny.Thank you for being a board member, being on committees,
obtaining financial donations from various businesses and organizations. Thank you for being a continual supporter by making baskets,
gathering clothing items for our sales, baking for our bake sales, and so much
more!We DO appreciate your continued support even though you live
somewhere else! Missing you!Peggy Anderson on behalf of the Board of Directors

2.Terri Newman/Terri's Treasurers

Thanks for all that you have done through the years and
continue to do. You have been a board
chair, vice chair, volunteer and a financial donor year in and year out.We thank you for the financial donations and could not make
it without your help. We also thank you for all the jewelry you have donated
for Circle of Hope silent auction, fundraisers for Circle of Hope, and patients
benefits. Thanks for all the donations for the clothing sale, and participating
in so many events through the years.We cannot thank you enough! We could not of done it without
you. Peggy Anderson on behalf of Circle of Hope Board of
Directors

Advertising Awards to Businesses That Have Supported Circle of Hope-November 17, 2016

1.Elite Tinting and Graphics for their continued support and great graphic work on many vehicles

2.Jeff Foster Trucking for their continued support and promoting Circle of Hope

3. Esse Racing for their continued support and advertising on two race cars

4. Duluth Police Department for this advertising Circle of Hope for 6 months and continued support

5. WDIO TV for their continued support and advertising throughout the years.

6. Midwest Radio for their continued support and advertising throughout the years.

7.The College of St. Scholastica for adverting an event for 3 years.

8. Integrity Health Network for advertising Circle of Hope on their website for so many years and their continued support